Common problem with old modems ?

[misterlin]

it's a standard modem given to me by cox.

it's preatty old and dusty. i randomly lose connections and get random lockups.

is this common with old modems ? so i decided to order this


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825122104

 

[Lethal]

We had some POS Terryan (spelling?) that our cable provider gave us and mota was convinced it was a bottleneck. We got the exact same Motorola SB5100 you ordered and the speed improved noticeably.